PT-2016-7640
CVE-2016-9073
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Published
2016-11-15
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Updated
2024-12-12
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox versions prior to 50
Description
The issue allows WebExtensions to bypass security checks, potentially enabling them to load privileged URLs and escape the WebExtension sandbox.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 50, update to version 50 or later to resolve the issue.
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